Daily Republican., 1887-03-21
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The DelawareAn pref Ends not to be
pleased with the course. some papers OF
his city, amongst the %. the REpUBLx-
CAN, arc puFs1tpg m virair opposition
10 tbs Constitution A Convention bill
passed by the House vt Hspresen tatives.
Our down State csp sem porary uses the
most uncharitable Language in ex-
pressing itself, and. seems 70 prefer TO
be COARSE And A6u siVa rather than argu-
mentaave. The reaC On for shis ebulli.
zion OF Ill fesliD & 10 because the papers
referred to sec through the shAllew de-
Woo which goes hy the name Of consti-
rational convention reform, but which
10 only ueascsa to defeat that reform,
and seeing 1t In Chat light they hesitate
mot TO condemAtt - it should be. We
would, however, remind the Delawa.
reAn tkat 1t would show . stratum Of
consistency II 1t would divert part at
least Of the venom Of It's attack on the
WILMINGTON newspapers named to Its
own chosen representative from the
East Dover DISTRICT Mr.. Zones, who
In his remarks against the bill used
language quite IS pointed, and little
more o'ehAn any used by the REPUB.
LICAN. We believe We are not mis-
taken when we say that Mr.. Jones was
the especial protege OF the Dslawarean
before the election, and II we mistake
not q special plea WAS made to the
Honorable Charles B. Z ore to withdrs "
his candidacy for the United State.
Senate that Mr.. Jones and other Sauls
bury leaders In Kent County might not
be slaughtered in their candidacy for
seats In the Legislature. No doubt our
down State oontem porary recollects all
this. The REPUBLICAN In opposing
this shaun constitutional reform bill is
doing nothing more than Mr.. Jones
did, and which Mr.. Jones is still doing.
Mr.. Jones, though Salisbury member
of the Legislature, knows the bill Is the
veriest sham. He knows that sixteen
thousand votes cannot be polled 10
favor OF 1t, for did he not say so in the
debate, and the Delawarean knows II
too, but it would not say 30. Mr.. Jones'
wanted the vote on calling constitu.
tional convention taken ct the Novem-
Der election In 1883, when there would
be o full vote polled, and by which
Sine those now disqualified would have
time to qualify themselves for voting.
This is all the REPUBLICAN, wanted.
We have opposed the present bill te
cause 1t provides for vote being taker
next November, when more than one
third OF the Republican party is dis
frAnohised and cannot qualify in tim
to vote at such election. o 1e-third als
OF the Democrats are disfranchised, bu
= they can vote anyhow II they vote +
please the bosses. Even at the presen
time the Levy Courss are busy strikin
delinquents from the list of voters, an,
these will have no opportunity to vot
Ut next November election. Where the
are the sixteen thousand votes to com
from to carry constitutional conven
ton through? Mr.. Jones could not see
we cannot, and II the Della warea
would speak Its real honest conviction
1t cannot zee either. We are begInuin
to think that that paper never was sin
cere in all Its talk for constitutions
reform, and what 1t said about burs
ing open the doors of the constitution
when 1t was said that j ohm NJ. Clsyto
had thrown away the keys, was q mel
figure of speech. II 1t ts not sincerel
In favor OF constitutional re form 1t ca
very consistently support the bill pnsse
by the Legislature, for 1t will nev,
bring about reform, it was never ii
tended 1t should, and is mere ham.